Prevalence and intensity of pentastomid infection in two species of snakes from northeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 759-763

  Almeida, W O ^a   Vasconcellos, A ^b   Lopes, S G ^a   Freire, E M X ^b  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cephalobaena; Endoparasites; Neotropical region; Raillietiella

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CRUSTACEA; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COLUBRIDAE; CRUSTACEA; ELAPIDAE; PREVALENCE;

MICRURUS IBIBOBOCA; PENTASTOMIDA; PHILODRYAS NATTERERI; RAILLIETIELLA; SERPENTES; TETRAPODA;

EID: 41549141471     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842007000400025     Document Type: Article

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